Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : The below table shows the number of music systems that were sold by two companies in the years 2014 to 2017. What is the difference between the average sales of company A and company B?
Option 1: 7406
Option 2: 1627
Option 3: 2016
Option 4: 9033
Correct Answer: 1627
Solution : Average sale of company A = $\frac{5640+8412+7148+8424}{4}$ = 7406 Average sale of company B = $\frac{6980+10512+8620+10020}{4}$ = 9033 The difference = (9033 – 7406) = 1627 Hence, the correct answer is 1627.
Question : The Bandipur National Park is located in which of the following states?
Option 1: Karnataka
Option 2: Andhra Pradesh
Option 3: Kerala
Option 4: Tamil Nadu
Correct Answer: Karnataka
Solution : The correct option is Karnataka.
Bandipur National Park is situated in the State of Karnataka, in the southern part of India. Bandipur National Park is part of the larger Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, which includes Nagarhole National Park in Karnataka, Mudumalai National Park in Tamil Nadu,
Question : Directions: Four girls A, B, C, and D are sitting in a row, facing towards the south (but not necessarily in the same order). Four boys P, Q, R, and S are sitting in a row, facing toward the face of these girls (but not necessarily in the same order). P and C are diagonally opposite to each other. A is second to the right of C. S is the immediate neighbor of Q and R. C is facing R. Which of the following pair of persons facing each other is correct?
Option 1: DP
Option 2: BS
Option 3: AQ
Option 4: DS
Correct Answer: AQ
Solution : Given: 1. P and C are diagonally opposite to each other. 2. A is second to the right of C. 3. S is the immediate neighbor of Q and R. 4. C is facing R.
From the above-given instructions, the following seating arrangement can be
Question : If A1 and A2 are two distinct prime numbers, then what is the highest common factor of A1 and A2?
Option 1: 3
Option 2: 1
Option 3: 5
Option 4: 2
Correct Answer: 1
Solution : A1 and A2 are two distinct prime numbers. Since the HCF of prime numbers is 1, Highest common factor of A1 and A2 = 1 Hence, the correct answer is 1.
Question : The table given below shows the income of two companies P and Q in seven years.
Which of the following statements is not correct? I. The income of P in year Y1 is 20 percent less than the income of Q in the year Y1. II. The ratio of the total income of P to the total income of Q in all years is 63 : 64.
Option 1: Only I
Option 2: Only II
Option 3: Both I and II
Option 4: Neither I nor II
Correct Answer: Only II
Solution : I. The income of P in year Y1 is 200 and the income of Q in year Y1 is 250. So, the income of P is indeed 20 percent less than the income of Q in year Y1. $\therefore$ Statement I is correct. II.
Question : If 30% of a = b, then b% of 50 is the same as:
Option 1: 5% of a
Option 2: 10% of a
Option 3: 15% of a
Option 4: 12% of a
Correct Answer: 15% of a
Solution : Given: 30% of $a = b$ $⇒\frac{30a}{100}=b$ Now, $b$% of 50 $=\frac{50b}{100}$ putting the value of $b$, we get, $b$% of 50 $=\frac{50×\frac{30a}{100}}{100}$ $=\frac{15a}{100}$, which is equal to 15% of $a$. Hence, the correct answer is 15% of a.
Question : Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words. Government by two rulers or authorities.
Option 1: Monarchy
Option 2: Bureaucracy
Option 3: Diarchy
Option 4: Anarchy
Correct Answer: Diarchy
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Diarchy refers to a system of government in which two individuals, typically rulers or authorities, share power. It accurately captures the concept of government in two ways.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
Ancient Indians were never this _________minded.
Option 1: cramp
Option 2: slim
Option 3: narrow
Option 4: tiny
Correct Answer: narrow
Explanation: In the context of the sentence, the word "minded" implies a certain way of thinking or mindset. Narrow-minded is an idiomatic expression commonly used to describe someone who is unwilling to consider different ideas, perspectives, or
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
When Jane died (1)________ 1850, she was called "one of the most distinguished novelists (2)_______ England has produced" and "the first who (3)_______ that beautiful kind of fiction, the historical romance." The Porter sisters' careers ended (4)_________ as the Bronte sisters were getting started in the early Victorian (5)________.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.
Option 1: who
Option 2: what
Option 3: whose
Option 4: which
Correct Answer: which
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The word which is a relative pronoun used to refer to the object of a verb or preposition within a sentence. In this case, "which" would be used because it refers to the distinguished novelists who are
Question : In hockey, a yellow card refers to the temporary suspension of a player for a minimum of__________ minutes of playing time.
Option 1: five
Option 2: three
Option 3: seven
Option 4: nine
Correct Answer: five
Solution : The correct option is five.
A player receiving a yellow card in field hockey is usually the result of disciplinary action. After getting a yellow card, a player is momentarily removed from the game for at least five minutes. The club uses one less
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